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As Cases Soar, Govt. Increases No. Of Free At-home Rapid Covid Tests

By Joji Xavier   ✉   | Published:   | Follow Us On Google News
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As the highly transmissible subvariants of Omicron drive a rise in cases in parts of the country, the Biden Administration announced that every home in the U.S. is now eligible to order a third round of free at-home rapid Covid diagnostic tests.

U.S. households are now be able to order an additional eight free at-home tests at COVIDTests.gov, bringing the total number of free tests available to each household to 16.

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